Says his Cats still aren't good enough

12:45 AM,
Jan. 14, 2014

Kentucky coach John Calipari didn't like everything he saw at Vanderbilt.

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John Calipari got surprised looks back from his University of Kentucky basketball players on Sunday when he "kind of hit them in the mouth" with a little hard truth: The 13th-ranked Wildcats still aren't good enough, and they'd better buck up fast if they hope to win Tuesday night at Arkansas.

It was an unexpected message, considering Kentucky (12-3, 2-0 SEC) had just won its first league road game the day before. But the Razorbacks (11-4, 0-2) pose a significantly stiffer test than Vanderbilt, which is why Calipari wasn't rejoicing over a nine-point win against the depleted Commodores in ...